The American Pig Trail that is the U.S. Open Series
The six stops on the ATP tour of the U.S. Open series include only two top-tier American cities: Los Angeles and Washington. But the rest of it is either second tier — Indianapolis and Cincinatti; fourth tier, New Haven; or not even the U.S., either Montreal and Toronto, depending on the year. Why can’t the USTA get tournaments in major-league cities like Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco or Seattle? Compare in your mind the cities of Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and New Haven with the pre-French Open stops like Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome, and Madrid. No wonder the game is more popular in other countries.
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Jul 20th, 2010 at 12:14 am
[...] by L.A., Washington and San Diego on there too. One day we’ll quit making the ATP tour pass through Indianapolis and Cincinnati, towns known more for farm shows and fast cars than tennis, and Canada, which note to the USTA, is [...]